Search ends for missing swimmer

Wednesday

Jul 10, 2013 at 9:42 PM

The search for a swimmer missing off Grand Isle was suspended at 8:15 Wednesday night, the Coast Guard said.

The search for a swimmer missing off Grand Isle was suspended at 8:15 Wednesday night, the Coast Guard said. The person was about 300 yards from the shore near the Cajun Tide Resort when he or she went under and did not resurface Tuesday afternoon, officials said.The swimmer’s age and identity is unknown, Coast Guard spokesman Jonathan Lally said. The person who reported him or her missing did not know the swimmer.A Coast Guard response boat crew and helicopter were deployed and searched about 159 square miles of water for the swimmer.No one has been reported missing in Grand Isle, authorities said.

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